Showtime scraps plans for Louis C.K. documentary amid comic's divisive comeback

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Showtime scraps plans for Louis C.K. documentary amid comic's divisive comeback
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LouisCK won’t be getting any shine from Showtime — not even as the subject of a documentary about his downfall. The premium network decided to drop the documentary a year after ex-Paramount boss David Nevins announced the project in August 2022:

While announcing the project at the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival, Nevins said C.K. was “a great, great comedian who has come back in his own way.”Louis C.K. wins a 2022 Grammy Award for his comedy album “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” which he released on his website in April 2020.

“I don’t think the social change that #MeToo has brought about is resolved at all,” Nevins said. “There’s a bit of backlash against #MeToo, who has to go away and who’s allowed to come back.”

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